When Wu Xia heard the two of them coming back, she quickly answered, "Oh, you bought a lot of things, Tan Nier, carry them for Auntie."
"Thank you, Auntie. It's not heavy."
Chen Tan didn't take much, just her small clothes, cloth, and some food.
The heavy ones are all in Qin Li’s two baskets.
"You're like a snowball now, come to me now, before you strangle your hands."
Wu Xia still took the thing from her hand.
"Auntie, aren't you afraid that you'll praise me to the sky?" Chen Tan smiled and followed her into the yard. Seeing Qin Qiuniang, he called out sweetly, "Grandma, I'm back."
"Well, did you have fun today?" Qin Qiuniang asked with a smile while sitting in the sun.
"I'm happy. There are so many people and things in the city. This is the first time I've seen it." Chen Tan gave the egg cake he bought to her and Wu Xia. "Brother also bought a lot of vegetables. I'll go cook."
"You're tired from walking all day. Let Qin Li do it, and you come and talk to me."
Qin Qiuniang grabbed the corner of her clothes and stopped her from leaving.
"Aunt, you've got a granddaughter-in-law and forgotten about your grandson," Wu Xia finished an egg cake, stood up and walked out, "Tan Ni'er, Qin Li, I'm going home."
"I'm sorry to bother you again today."
Chen Tan smiled and walked the person out the door.
In the kitchen, Qin Li put away the seasonings he bought today and dug out a small grinding wheel that had not been used for many years and was covered in dust.
Move to the yard and start scrubbing.
When Qin Qiuniang saw him coming back, she looked unhappy. She pointed at the millstone with her crutch and asked, "What are you washing that for?"
"I need the milk," Chen Tan said with a guilty look on her face. This was her job. "I saw a recipe for frostbite in one of Grandpa Xie's books, so I wanted to try making it. If it works, I'll take it to Grandpa Xie and sell it to the educated youth to make some pocket money."
"Okay, young people should have ideas and dare to try. Grandma supports you," Qin Qiuniang patted Chen Tan's head, "If that old man Xie disagrees, you can say that I asked you to do it."
Chen Tan was the happiest to receive Qin Qiuniang's approval, "Okay."
Qin Qiuniang then instructed, "However, you must not neglect these three things: memorizing recipes, memorizing medical books, and practicing martial arts."
"Well, I'll arrange the time."
Chen Tan never gives up halfway when he wants to learn something.
The next day, at daybreak, she got up and did horse stance.
Qin Li also got up and practiced with her, but he just gave her some pointers and no longer taught her step by step.
After practicing for an hour, Chen Tan was covered in sweat.
The bones feel like they are stretched and it feels particularly sore.
She boiled water to take a bath and wash her hair, then went into the kitchen to cook.
Qin Li had already cooked corn and sweet potato porridge. "I'll cook from now on. You can go and do your own thing."
"Okay," Chen Tan did have a lot of things to do today, so he didn't hesitate. "Brother, I'm going to the brigade headquarters. You can eat first and don't have to wait for me."
Qin Li was boiling dough to make shortbread. Upon hearing this, he looked over and said, "I'll go buy some for you."
The light in the kitchen was a little dim. He had a beard and wheat-colored skin, and he didn't look young at all.
No wonder Li Qiong said he was 10 to 20 years older than her.
Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Okay, then buy me ten kilograms of tea oil and ten kilograms of tea cakes, and ask Uncle Wei to make thirty small pottery jars for me."
The brigade's red kiln brick factory used to be Wei Xiao's family's property. After it was handed over to the collective many years ago, the Wei family no longer had any involvement in it.
However, Wei Xiao's father did not want the Wei family's pottery craft to be lost.
So he built a small kiln at home and taught Wei Xiao to make some bottles and jars, and gave away the unused ones to the neighbors.
Wei Xiao dug the soil from the barren mountains, and Guanzi didn't charge any money from the neighbors, so naturally no one reported them.
Meng Wenwu was an honest but not pedantic man. He treated all villagers equally and turned a blind eye to the Wei family's kiln fire, pretending he knew nothing about it.
Chen Tan thought that the two houses were close to each other, and the pottery jar he wanted was small, so if he covered it up, it shouldn't cause any trouble.
As for the soap mold, Qin Li said yesterday that he could make it.
Qin Li's expression brightened when he saw that she didn't refuse. "How big do you want the pottery jar to be?"
Chen Tan pulled out a roll of paper and a handful of change from his pocket. On the paper were drawings of the pottery pot and the size of the mold. "Brother, if the oil mill is not busy, ask them to help grind the tea cakes. The finer the better."
Qin Li took the blueprint, and his stubbled face suddenly turned cold as if covered with frost. He stuffed the money back into Shen Tan's hand and said mockingly, "If you must divide it so clearly, then you owe me a life."
If he hadn't brought her back, the moment she collapsed would have been the day of her death.
Chen Tan understood very well that if Qin Li insisted on not wanting her that day.
She could only endure for an hour or so before she died like the original owner.
That's why she treats her grandmother with the utmost sincerity to repay her kindness.
Before Qin Li went out, he saw that she was still standing there in a daze, and he felt guilty again.
Just now, he shouldn't have spoken hastily and said something about owing a favor.
He saved her, but she also took good care of him and grandma, so they were even.
Only after Qin Li walked away did Chen Tan come to his senses.
Seeing that it was still early, I went to the backyard.
Qin Li set up a separate shed for her to make ointment last night.
He also thoughtfully made a three-layer wooden rack for her against the wall to store herbs.
On the two sides, there were two long chopping boards, on which were neatly arranged the oils, beeswax, caustic soda that she had bought, as well as six clean large white porcelain basins, ten small porcelain bowls, and a scale for weighing medicine.
On the large square table in the middle were a small mill and a stone scoop for pounding medicine. There were also two stoves at the door, with two clay pots, one large and one small, on them.
A smile appeared in Chen Tan's eyes. She had just said what she needed last night, and Qin Li had already prepared it for her.
This is not the eldest brother, but a rough-looking but thoughtful...father.
She tidied up a bit, separated the Chinese medicine for making frostbite cream, whitening and freckle-removing mask and tea bran soap, and returned to the front yard.
When I entered the bedroom, I saw that Qin Qiuniang had already gotten up and put on her clothes.
It's only been two months, and the old lady who was originally unable to move has been able to move freely.
Chen Tan secretly marveled at the miraculous effect of the spiritual spring water.
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